in March 2016, SNCB/NMBS 1305 reached its final destination, we thought, when the machine was transported to the scrapyard of Ecore in Aubange (BE). But the locomotive, or what remains of it, still exists. Recently we received a link to the image above showing the heavily damaged electric being moved away from the scrapyard again, to Salzinnes, our sources say. Presumably the body is still containing parts that can be recovered and be re-used on other machines of this type. So the 1305 will live a little longer, for now. - LS/ID

2016-03-21

[BE] SNCB 1305 at the scrap yard

update 2016|03|21

[BE] SNCB 1305 at the scrap yard

Wallorail.be reports: Currently the Belgian railways are clearing out the Salzinnes workshops. Locomotives of various types and epoches are landing at the Ecore scrapyard in Aubange (BE). Also seen there is the crash locomotive from Beuveille (FR): SNCB 1305. Since its accident on 14.01.2016, the locomotive was directly taken to the scrap yard where it got all its all re-usable parts stripped off. Now it awaits its final destiny.

A freight train collided with a truck and derailed in Beuveille (FR) today. A large part of the train derailed, resulting a heavy damaged locomotives, carriages and infrastructure. An extensive report here.

Curious: This year the HLE13 series of the Belgian railways (NMBS/SNCB) suffers from many accidents. Since the beginning of the year, already 5 units have been damaged or even destroyed. And it's only July.

With the delivery of the new HL18 locomotives, the 13s are predominantly used by NMBS Logistics, the freight division of the Belgian railways, which is not doing well in general. It currently suffers from money shortage and plans to sell HLE77/78 series diesel locomotives to solve this. Question is who wants to buy these machines...